Elephant Trunk Detail -IC1396 in Cepheus
Imaged from Nova Scotia, Summer 2015/16
HaRGB Combination
Data
Altitude at culmination 77°
Minimum Airmass Value (sec z) 1.0
Mean FWHM 2.7 arc-s
Taking Camera SBIG STL-11002XM
Nova Scotia Summer 2015/16, ~mag 6.4 - @-20C
Imaging OTA
AGO 14.5" iDK
Equivalent focal length and ratio
2465mm f/6.7
Mount
Astro-Physics 1600GTO
Guiding
PHD2/MMOAG SBIG ST-i/ONAG-XM Lodestar X-2
HaRGB Total Integration Time 24hrs
Ha 17X30min, R31x10 min, G-31x10 min, B31x10 min-Astrodon Gen 2 I series and 5nm Ha Filters. Binned 1X1
Acquisition
Main Sequence Software-Sequence Generator Pro
Calibration and Stacking
Darks, Flats and Bias - Stacked and calibrated with PixInsight
Reprocessed Feb 2023
PixInsight, Affinity Photo v.2.04 CS5 and Bob Franke's CCDBand-Aid
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